Diana DeGette

We don't apparently have a document notebook for this hearing, and I would just request that Mr. Scalise place the documents he is referring to...

Good oversight results in good legislation.

I actually think it's a good idea, so long as we come up with clear requirements on the due diligence.

I think what we're doing right now, the National Biodiesel Board's obligated parties and the EPA working together, for example, on the RIN Integrity Task Force, is exactly what we need to do.

Due diligence is important to you, and I think you said in your testimony improving due diligence is important in the wake of this Clean Green case, correct?

Invalid RINs cannot be used to achieve compliance with the renewable volume obligations of an obligated party or exporter.

The Clean Green case was a wake-up call for everybody that due diligence needed to happen, and people need to pay attention, right?

You can't ask the government for a market-based compliance program and then blame the government or ask the government to not fully enforce the law because you were fooled by the free market.

I support this program, and I want it to be a productive hearing today that results in real improvements to that program.

Do you think they should be conducting due diligence, yes or no?

I think we have to balance the consumer decision of what they want to see versus that business plan. We need to work something out.

It actually wasn't a junket. It was a very interesting conference on Brazil's energy policy.

The sole reason for the government to invest in any energy policy, including clean energy and renewable, is to develop renewable energy.

Job creation should be a tertiary benefit. It should be the primary benefit.

I am going to assume that you are holding this hearing today because of your deep concern that we're not creating enough green jobs.

Now, CMS is taking new important steps to prevent fraud before it occurs, and I am looking forward to hearing about that today.

The Affordable Care Act provided about $350 million in increased funding to fight fraud, money that will return billions of dollars to the taxpayers.

I am confident that we can work together to build on the provisions to strengthen the Medicare program integrity that were included in the Affordable Care Act.

I am glad there is bipartisan consensus on aggressively fighting Medicare fraud because it costs the government billions of dollars, and you are exactly right, it harms our most vulnerable citizens.

In fact, we could double hydropower electricity in this country without building a new dam, simply by investing in new technologies and upgrades.

I would suggest that you folks, now you have got this GAO recommendation and you are putting a process into place...

But Mr. Vega, here's our concern, and I think I can say the chairman shares this concern...

Ensuring the integrity of our information technology supply chain is critical to protecting our Federal systems against terrorists, counterfeiters, hackers, and other enemies.

So under the Affordable Care Act, if, heaven forbid, an employer drops somebody, they can still go through the exchanges?

I think that what the new majority budget does it, it actually undercuts Medicare.